ESR – Machines Of Destruction (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: I found out that Vincent Pujol started to compose music under the Electro Synthetic Rebellion moniker in...
Inferno Sound Diaries
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
A Slice Of Life – A Slice Of Life (CD EP – A Slice Of Life)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Set up by singer Dirk Vreys (obsCURE) and guitarist Guy Wilssens (Perverted By Language) A...
‘Click Interview’ with Intent:Outtake: ‘We Are Truly Concerned About The Future’
Based in Leipzig (Germany) Andreas Engleitner (lyrics & vocals) - Bastian Polak (composition) set up Intent:Outtake in 2014. The band...
Sect 37 – Aural Oncology (Digital Album – Sect 37)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, minimal-electronics, ambient. Background/Info: English duo Stuart J. Harris – John Frost are back on track unleashing a...
LPF12 – Whiteout5 (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: IDM, cinematographic. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon and his LPF12 sonic brainchild are already back on track. This is the fifth...
LPF12 – Differ (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon remains a real prolific artist. He releases several productions a year and “Differ”...
Knights – Alligator (CD EP – Knights)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: I discovered Knights by the self-titled debut-EP revealing a somewhat retro-like electro-pop style reminding me of bands...
Servovalve – Necromasse (Digital Album – M-Tronic)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Servovalve is a French project, which already released a few productions, but seems to strike...
Robert Fox – Cathedral (CD Album – AD Music)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, ambient, electronic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: British composer Robert Fox is a veteran in electronic-ambient music. “Cathedral” is a soundtrack...
David Wright & Carys – Prophecy (CD Album – AD Music)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electro-ambient. Background/Info: David Wright was one of the AD Music founders and is the first artist who released...
Bathead – Your Big Bat Nightmare (DCD Album – Bathead)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The horror and comic orientated EBM by the German formation Bathead is back on track unleashing its...
Neurotoxik – Neurotoxik (CD Album – Neurotoxik)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: I did not receive any real info about Neurotoxik and there’s not that much to find on...
Jupe Jupe – Lonely Creatures (CD Album – Jupe Jupe Music)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, indie-rock. Background/Info: Based in Seattle (USA) Jupe Jupe consists of Bryan Manzo, My Young, Patrick Partington and Jarrod...
Hybryds – The Ritual Of The Rave (DCD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, industrial, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Polish label Zoharum has something really particular with Belgian ritual/industrial formation Hybryds. “The Ritual...
Jarl – Negative Rotation / Intensive Fracture (DCD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Zoharum likes to re-release work from ambient- and industrial inspired bands. This is another re-release on...
Maninkari – L’Océan Rêve Dans Sa Loisiveté – Second Session (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: French brothers Frédéric and Olivier Charlot are active for more than 10 years now under...
Moan / Genetic Transmission – Dedicated To Luigi Russolo (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape, abstract. Background/Info: This album was originally released in 2004 and featured a new kind of collaboration between...
Genetic Transmission / Moan – Collaboration 1 (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape, abstract. Background/Info: Polish label Zoharum is re-editing ‘old’ records. They started re-releasing work from the Polish experimental/industrial...
Project Pitchfork – Akkretion (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro-wave. Background/Info: Peter Spilles assisted by Dirk Scheuber and Jürgen Jansen are back on track adding one more album...
We Are Temporary – Embers (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Brooklyn based We Are Temporary took me by surprise on the first official album entitled “Crossing Over”....
Rome – Hall Of Thatch (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Rock-folk, psychedelic, chanson. Background/Info: Jérôme Reuter aka Rome can look back at a successful career which took off in...
Persephone – Perle (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret-gothic, neo-classic, experimental, jazzy. Background/Info: L’Âme Immortelle singer Sonja Kraushofer doesn’t need an introduction, but some of you maybe...
L’Âme Immortelle – Hinter Dem Horizont (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: The Nachtmahr commander and the Persephone nymph are joining hands again for their Mothership project; the...
Mantus – Staub & Asche (DCD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Mantus definitely is one of the most faithful ambassadors from the German label Trisol. All releases...
Exfeind – Nummer Eins (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, gothic-metal, industrial-rock. Background/Info: Trisol is not often signing new bands, but when a new artist joins the German...
Samuel Kerridge – The Silence Between Us (Vinyl EP – Downwards)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Samuel Kerridge definitely is one of those visionary artists who’s not dealing with one explicit and...
Metal Disco – Devil Explicit (CD EP – Detonic Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electroclash, EBM, wave-pop. Background/Info: Behind this funny band name is hiding Greek artist Toxic Razor. If the name of...
‘Click Interview’ with Sleepwalk: ‘Sleepwalk Is A Place To Canalize The Darker Emotions
Sleepwalk celebrates their 25th anniversary by the release of the new album “Tempus Vincit Omnia”. Core member Bruno Ruch, Andreas...
Cordis Cincti Serpente – Cenobitorium (Cassette Album – Industrial Ölocaust Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Adrian Marcado is the man hidden behind Cordis Cinti Serpente. This Italian artist has already...
Bismuth – Thermobaric Weapons (Digital EP – Dark Mechanism Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, death-industrial. Background/Info: Bismuth is an Italian duo which released 2 productions during 2017. “Thermobaric Weapons” features 2 cuts...
Phunkadelica – Intergalactico (Digital EP – Engrave Ltd.)
Genre/Influences: Techno, acid-pop. Background/Info: I never heard of Phunkadelica before, but the “Intergalactico”-EP is a perfect opportunity to discover this...
We Are The Line – Through The Crack (CD EP – La Ligne Production(s)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: We Are The Line is a French project that claims to be inspired by artists such...
Wintry – Ausweg (Vinyl 7” – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Wintry was originally set up in the 90s by Alex Twin (3 Cold Men, Individual Industry...